Chapter seven hundred and thirty ninth: three inches of incorrupt tongue
Xiao Qiang had no expression on his face and signaled his subordinates to open the warehouse. In the huge warehouse, there was nothing else except a small pile of grain bags in a corner. The update was as fast as possible with Dai Shulun. Xiao Qiang opened more than a dozen logistics warehouses in a row, and the reserves could only be described as terrible.
"Mr. Dai, over the past six months, the military rations and other items that the court should have allocated to me have been pushing three or four. It would be great if I could stop three or four in ten stops. Do you think I can send troops on a large scale now? I can't let the soldiers go to the battlefield hungry, right? I can owe money, make wishes, and draw a big cake for the soldiers to look forward to, but people always have to eat, right?"
Xiao Qiang's tone was full of complaints. Dai Shulun was speechless. Since Xiao Qiang showed his intention to set up a self-reliant, Deng Hong was full of vigilance for this general with a rebellious mind. He began to restrict the general in command from all aspects. Unexpectedly, he finally tied his hands and feet.
"I have sent troops." Xiao Qiang seemed particularly excited in front of Dai Shulun. "Although the prince suspected that Xiao had other thoughts, Xiao was my heart full of my heart. No matter how difficult it was, he still wanted to help the prince. Even if he did not receive the prince's order, Xiao asked his son to lead an army to attack Yongping County. But now, their situation is worrying. Lord Dai, please!"
Xiao Qiang said this with great righteousness, but Dai Shulun smiled bitterly in his heart, "Are you sending troops to help the prince?" Well, from one aspect, this is true, but the biggest reason is that you want to pick fruits."
But Dai Shulun naturally would not say this. Now is not the time to tear apart. The two walked back to Xiao Qian's study, and Xiao Qian spread all the anxious letters from Xiao Xin to Dai Shulun.
"My vanguard army is trapped in Youfeng County." Xiao Qiang was extremely distressed. "God is also causing trouble. The continuous heavy rain has almost ruined my plan to march into Yongping."
Xiao Qiang's distress was not pretending. He knew that Yongping was extremely empty now and thousands of county soldiers were better than nothing, but he couldn't get anywhere.
Looking at the letters written by Xiao Xin, Dai Shulun was also in a heavy mood. Many of these letters were covered with yellow mud. Between the lines, Xiao Xin's anxiety and anxiety were visible at this moment. The army sent by Xiao Qiang did stand on the brink of danger.
"The army is almost at the verge of collapse, so I scraped the bottom of the warehouse and sent them the last bit of food. If the rear does not provide me with support, I can only withdraw my troops." Xiao Qiang said: "I can't empty Hulao Pass, there are still tens of thousands of people here!"
Dai Shulun put down his letter, "I didn't expect things to turn out like this. General Xiao, I will go to the nearby county immediately. No matter what, I will allocate some food for you. Please ask General Xiao to instruct the Major General, and you must persist no matter what. It is always the darkest before dawn. As long as you survive this barrier, everything will be fine. As long as you walk out of this mountainous area, the grain and logistics supply can be solved."
"After passing, there is Feng and Xuan'en!" Xiao Qiang smiled bitterly.
"Xuan'en's situation is much better than Youfeng. At least when he arrived at Xuanen, the army could get food on the spot. At least our intelligence investigation found that in the several markets that Xuanen and Ming Dynasty merchants had built, a lot of food and other supplies were stored. These things were originally sold to Hulao Pass, right?" Dai Shulun said.
Xiao Qiang lowered his eyebrows. He did not admit it or deny it. "Mr. Dai, not only food, but also medicines. Within half a month, I will see these things. Next, I will follow the prince's intention and send all the food in my box to the front line, but my Hulao Pass is completely empty. Without food, you know what this means!"
"I understand, I will go and transfer the food." Dai Shulun stood up: "I also ask General Xiao to order the young general to turn to Zhongping County immediately after arriving in Yongping County and jointly attack the Ming army with General Deng."
"Of course, there is no problem. As long as I have food, I will lead the main force to go on the road immediately." Xiao Qiang agreed very happily.
Dai Shulun came and left in a hurry, but Xiao Qiang sneered in his heart. With food, he naturally wanted to lead the main force to go on the road. After conquering Yongping County, he would not go to Zhongping, but Shunping.
This time, as long as he wins Yongping and Shunping, it is enough. With the support of the emperor, after the war, he was not afraid that Deng Hong would dare to settle the score later. In fact, as long as he can still firmly control the 50,000 troops in Hulao Pass, what will Deng Hong dare to do to himself?
Standing up, walking to the window, looking at the drizzle still floating outside the window, and smelling the wet air, Xiao Qiang sighed, still no sign of the weather getting better.
A lieutenant walked in quietly and whispered behind Xiao Qiang. Xiao Qiang turned around, his face full of incredible expressions, "Who do you think you want to see me?"
"General, he said that his name is Cheng Weigao, and he was the magistrate of Yongping County of the Ming Dynasty. Beizhi thought it was very strange, so he locked him up first, for fear that Lord Dai would find out, and he felt that we had collusion with the Ming people." The lieutenant said.
"How did he come here at this time? What's his purpose for coming?" Xiao Qiang looked disbelief.
"What purpose can it be? In Beizhi's opinion, it is nothing more than persuading the general to stop the army. If he wants to rely on his words, he will say he will retreat to our army." The captain smiled.
"That's right, what I'm confused about is where his confidence lies!" Xiao Qiang naturally wouldn't think it was that simple.
"Will the general meet or not?" asked the captain.
"See, of course, see you. Since you are here, why don't you see you?" Xiao Qiang laughed, "Please invite him here."
Cheng Weigao was wearing a short dress and his whole body was covered with mud ideas. Seeing Xiao Qiang standing against the door, he laughed and bowed: "General Xiao, are you okay?"
Xiao Qiang smiled and replied: "Mr. Cheng, you are so brave. You dare to come to me at this time, and you are not afraid of me taking it down. Yongping County is now unavailable? Wouldn't it be a good deal for me?"
Cheng Weigao shook his head slowly: "This is General Xiao who doesn't understand the current system of our Ming Dynasty. Without Cheng Weigao, Li Weigao and Zhang Weigao, Yongping County will definitely not be unable to operate because of Cheng alone. Moreover, General Xiao will not be so despicable. The two countries are fighting and will not be killed!"
"Is that right?" Xiao Qiang naturally would not believe it, but he was unwilling to argue with the other party. "Mr. Cheng, you are a guest when you come. Please, look at your appearance and have suffered a lot. I have warmed up the tea. Let's drink a cup of hot tea first, let's talk about other things!"
"I have indeed suffered a lot, but it is nothing compared to the suffering that the major general suffered in Youfeng County!" Cheng Weigao slapped and stepped in, sat down carelessly, poured a cup of hot tea on his own, drank it all, and stretched his waist with a relaxed body.
Xiao Qiang sat opposite Cheng Weigao, and was a little uncomfortable with Cheng Weigao's behavior and turned his face cold.
"Mr. Cheng, open the right way and open the window and speak with great words. Are you here trying to persuade me to stop the army? Do you think that in this situation, if you can't tell the lotus, will I withdraw from the army?"
Cheng Weigao spread his hands, "General Xiao, given the situation in Youfeng County now, are you really confident that you can fight to Yongping County? I know that the situation of the Major General is not optimistic!"
"What my soldiers in the Qin Dynasty are best at is hard work. What is this little hardship?" Xiao Qiang sneered.
"That's right." Cheng Weigao did not deny the other party, "It's just an army with hungry stomach, injured and sick. It's really hard to imagine how powerful they are? I have also prepared a little gift for the Major General in Xuan'en County, and I will ask the Major General to accept it at that time!"
"Just rely on your little county soldiers?" Xiao Qiang sneered.
"If it's normal, it's naturally a meat bun to beat a dog, but the situation is now, it's really hard to say." Cheng Weigao smiled and said, "General Xiao, how do you think the rain is falling?"
When Xiao Qiang mentioned the rain, he looked angry.
Cheng Wei was half a body taller, looked at Xiao Qiang, and said mysteriously: "General Xiao, don't you think our Emperor of Ming Dynasty is the pride of heaven and is blessed by God? At this time in previous years, there was no such continuous rainy season. But this year you want to move troops, so the rain will come at the right time, which will make you in a dilemma?"
"Absurd!" Xiao Qiang refused to comment.
"Whether you General Xiao believes it or not, I, Cheng Weigao, believe it, and the people of my Yongping are all believe it. Now Yongping County is united. To be honest, General Xiao said that in addition to the county soldiers, we have gathered tens of thousands of righteous people, and now we have arrived in Xuan'en County!"
"You are seeking death!" Xiao Qiang sneered.
"Not to say whether you are seeking death!" Cheng Weigao also lowered his face, "At least, we can destroy the Major General's army that has no combat power. What does General Xiao think? I am worried for General Xiao now that he will not lose rice when he steals chickens and loses his troops. After losing his troops, I don't know if the general in Hulao Pass will be you in the future?"
Xiao Qiang looked at Cheng Weigao for a while, "Mr. Cheng, if you come just to intimidate me, it would be too much of a joke. If there is no other words, please come back."
Cheng Weigao nodded: "Okay, I'm here today to tell General Xiao that Deng Pu's 20,000 heavy cavalry had bypassed Longyou City and was looking for a decisive army led by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Coincidentally, my Ming army also meant to fight to the death with these 20,000 heavy cavalry. Why not wait for a moment? Let's see how the outcome of this battle will be concluded?"
Chapter completed!