The council hall next in the general direction of the Northern Expedition of Ao Ziyan united with the outside world, fiercely discussed all kinds of expeditions, the expedition is different from water control, water control is difficult and unprofitable, and after the victory, there are many profits, plus if Ao Ziyan promised in the court, so that Yin Zi agreed, and there was no Cheng clan to take a piece of the pie, and the families naturally fully supported. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the end, after all the families and Ruo Ao Ziyan discussed, the biggest problem was the transportation of grain and grass in logistics.

Mi Huang has been standing far away outside the hall, and occasionally hears the great controversy of his grandfather Sun Hou inside.

"In this battle, our army must fight quickly!"

"Unlike the 50,000 horses of the Jin Kingdom, the rest are the army of the alliance of princes, and my Chu State fights with one against four, dividing the troops, which is very difficult, and there will be mistakes if the supply ......of grain and grass is not enough."

"With the number of logistics people today, it is still far from enough......"

"Sun Hou, don't worry, we will try our best to find a way!"

"Yes. ”

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The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

If there are 100,000 soldiers and 1/3 of the baggage, 70,000 soldiers can be stationed in battle, and 300,000 people have been used to transport grain, and it is difficult to reinforce it.

Therefore, if 100,000 troops are put into the army over a long distance, one-third of the baggage will be taken up, and only 70,000 soldiers can go into battle, so 300,000 civilian slaves will be requisitioned to transport grain and various military supplies.

Therefore, in this war, if Ao Ziyan can be said to raise half of the troops of Chu to go north, although the king of Chu happily agreed, but Mi Huang can know how much manpower and material resources are needed according to the arithmetic of Cheng Jia's last teaching of three husbands and one pawn, one stone millet and one pawn for fifty days.

Now is the time to resume farming after the flood, in addition to the slaves raised by the Chu royal family itself, there are also 50,000 slaves dedicated by Yuejiao last time, provided by the major families, but only 100,000 people, and the rest must be transferred to the farmers and people to be responsible for logistics and transportation, which means that half of the farmland in Chu in the second half of the year will be abandoned.

In the second half of the year, the lack of food in Chu meant that the war between Chu and Jin could not be fought for a long time, so if Ao Ziyan would promise a period of March, he also knew that it would be difficult to win a long war, and it would be fought on the opponent's territory, and the terrain was not familiar.

War is a war of attrition of manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

The longer the time drags on, the higher the requirements for the supply of logistics grain and grass.

Although Zhao Hou replaced the Zhou family to supply the rear in this battle, it was still very difficult.

An army on the battlefield is like a kite, and without the support of a logistical lifeline, the situation of war will immediately take a sharp turn.

Why did the battle of Chu Yong last for three years?

Not only because of the strength of Yongguo, not small countries such as Zheng Wei and Chen Song, but also because although the grain and grass of the two countries are poor, and the flood in Chu is serious, the famine is even more serious.

The soldiers and peasants were all so hungry that they could only fight during the day, and at night they secretly ran into the woods to hunt wild fruits and beasts for food, and in the end they even ate all of them, and there was almost no grass left where the army passed, but the food of the court still did not arrive.

Mi Huang thought of the hardships of that battle.

His brows furrowed.

If we can reduce the requisition of farmers and people, we can ensure the harvest in the second half of the year, and if Ao Ziyan and their front-line grain and grass will not be tight, but this also means that there is no one to transport grain, of course, it can also be transported in batches.

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Those who make good use of the soldiers will no longer be registered, and the food will not be for three years.

If Ao Ziyan had set the period of March, he might also plan to send it three times in January, plus Wancheng and Yangcheng and other northern cities could get grain nearby to reduce the requisition of the people in this battle, but the division of troops also means that the number of logistics personnel for separate transportation will increase, and even more will be needed.

The lights in the council hall were lit up all night from morning to night, and all kinds of military orders were issued like a stream, and then the whole Chu immediately carried out various actions vigorously, transferring grain and grass, quasi-equipping military materials, requisitioning all kinds of siege weapons, and reorganizing men and horses......

Mi Huang had never seen the great families show such enthusiasm and initiative in the matter of water control, but for the war, they showed an extraordinary fanaticism.

At this moment, she finally understood that "power and profit" were moving.

To harness this group of people is to understand what they want.

After returning to the East Palace, Mi Huang began to instruct Siqin and them to start sorting out the outfit for Ruo Ao Ziyan, and all the items for the expedition, and even packed all kinds of military records, mountains and rivers and the Kyushu Kanyu maps of various countries that may be used, all into boxes, and packed all kinds of heavy autumn and winter clothes for him to bring.

While clearly marking the categories, he said, "The further north you go, the cooler the weather becomes, and the horses will be gone for at least two or three months, and these clothes and thick quilts may be used, so you must take them all." ”

"Look at what else you have to bring, pack them all. ”

"Yes, lady!"

She didn't know if he would really be able to come back before the child was born, but before the Chinese New Year, even Jin Jun estimated that he would have to stop, and maybe he would come back then, so it was always right to be more prepared.

The entire East Palace was busy until midnight for Ruo Ziyan's expedition, and Mi Huang was not idle.

She privately felt that Ruo Ao Ziyan was different from her.

She can eat the same as the soldiers when she goes out on the expedition.

But if Ao Ziyan was born so far, everything he eats, wears, and lives in is the most refined, and he is always surrounded by aroma wherever he goes, "Yes, it is very dragon light incense and insect repellent incense, and you should also bring it." ”

"It's all for the horses!" said the painter.

"Well, there are a lot of mosquitoes outside, and the pony will definitely not get used to it when he goes out for the first time. ”

"Also, when I went out to Yongguo for the first time, I was not accustomed to the water and soil, and some veterans said that it would be better if I brought some well water from our south. Well, Siqin has more loads, this way to the north is far away, and the boat and car are tiring......"

Someone suddenly hugged him behind him, and Ruo Ao Ziyan's voice came faintly from behind, "Huang'er, actually, what I want most is to bring you with me, so that you will be by my side every day to help me worry about this." ……”

Seeing this, the palace maids hurriedly saluted and withdrew.

"I also want to take you to meet the scenery of the Northland, to see the prosperity of Quwo, the spirit of the Son of Heaven in Chengzhou, and the wealth of Qi. It's a pity that the battlefield is too dangerous, I'm afraid that I can't take care of you and the child, or the East Palace is safe......"

Mi Huang looked back at him, chuckled, and said, "Is Qu Wo really that good? As soon as the Jin Linggong issued the Jin people not to hurt the dog, the people of Quwo today are afraid that the people who have passed are not as good as dogs, if I go, won't I still be chased by dogs. Chengzhou is only 600 miles, how can I have 3,000 miles of mountains and rivers in Chu country!

If it were me, I would like to be able to walk through every inch of the mountains and rivers of my Chu country one day. ”

"Well, yes, it seems that I haven't been out of Yingdu much! Not to mention the counties below the Chu State. Ruo Ao Ziyan nodded slightly.

"In this way, the horse's knowledge is not enough, and the princess has at least been to Shangyong, has seen the Yongguo barbarians, and has been to many places along the way with the army. ”

"So the horse has to go to the north to meet him. Ruo Ao Ziyan nodded heavily.

Mi Huang nodded, "It's about to go on the expedition, are the troops all ready?"

Ruo Ziyan put his chin on the top of the woman's hair, rubbed it, and suddenly said, "Okay, but I don't know why I've waited so long for this moment...... But when I was finally able to go, I was suddenly a little reluctant. After speaking, he hugged the woman in his arms harder, as if trying to integrate her into his body.

Mi Huang was in his heavily armored arms, but he suddenly felt a trace of coldness, looked at the man, and laughed.

"What's the matter, my colt, scared?"

"How is that possible?"

The man snorted.

There was a hint of uneasiness in his eyes that had always been deep and calm.

Mi Huang helped him untie the armor on his body, hooked his neck and asked slowly, "I can come back from the Chu Yong battlefield, won't you come back?......

Ruo Ziyan heard this, his big hand tightly hugged Qi Huang's plump waist, and said, "Huang'er, wait for me to come back!"

Mi Huang's breath was slightly choked, and he silently blocked his chest, and chuckled, "Why don't I wait for you to come back? ”

Ruo Ao Ziyan stretched out his hand to pass the woman, there was a trace of hidden guilt in his eyes, and he said in her ear, "Huang'er, don't worry, I won't let you wait too long." You take this phoenix talisman, and if something happens, take it and wait for me at the Phoenix Mountain camp. ”

Mi Huang was slightly stunned, looked at the tiger talisman lying flat in the palm of his hand, then slowly retracted it, nodded and smiled, "Okay, I will accept the phoenix talisman, so don't worry, kill the enemy well!"

"Hmm. ”

Ruo Ao Ziyan chuckled lightly and looked down at the woman in front of him.

She had become more and more beautiful and wiser, and even after that time, she had never been as vexatious as any other woman, quietly making him suspect that nothing had happened between them, and that she had a calm and calm temperament that would make any man pay attention.

In time, he didn't know if she would fly out of his palm, far away, so far away that she couldn't find her way back to him.

As the parting was imminent, he hugged her tightly, afraid that she would break free in advance.

Mi Huang snuggled in his arms, feeling the temperature and broad chest that made her miss, sleeping with her night and night, waking up with her day and day, from tomorrow, she had to face everything alone, her heart was in a trance for a while, and then ups and downs, and finally firmly pushed away this embrace that she had relied on for too long.

Opposite Ruo Ao Ziyan's gaze, she pulled him and laughed deeply, "Rest early, I'll send you on the expedition tomorrow." ”

"Hmm!"

For a while, the two looked at each other, if Ao Ziyan could no longer find reluctance in those faint smiling eyes, he couldn't help but grab Mi Huang's hands fiercely, hugged him with his backhand, kissed it, a hot kiss was imprinted on her lips, devouring her exclamation, absorbing her taste, the big hand fell on her bulging abdomen, suddenly picked her up horizontally, and then walked into the curtain.

Siqin and the others silently closed the curtain behind them, leaving only the red candle of the dragon and phoenix in front of the phoenix bed lit up overnight.

Her long hair was scattered over his shoulders, and she lay on his chest, talking to each other as if wishing this moment would last forever.

Although it was only an hour before dawn, Ruo Ziyan still couldn't sleep, and told her about his ideal when he was a child, that is, to establish the most powerful Chu State and make the countries of Kyushu submit, and finally the two even ran out of the dormitory, ran to the rocking chair under the wisteria flowers in front of the study, and waited frantically for the sunrise together.

Riding the night breeze, she sat in a rocking chair, smelling the faint floral fragrance of wisteria flowers and laughing loudly, "Don't shake too high, it will scare the child!"

"Well, I won't shake it, I'll sit with you and the child. ”

"I have already thought of a name for my son, and he will call it Zhuang, a solemn and grand Zhuang, and one day he will come to the world and inherit everything we have. ”

"Zhuang, okay, that's the name. ”

Mi Huang nodded, looked at the man beside him, and touched his stomach: Son, you have a name, your surname is Mi, your name is Ruoao, and the name is Zhuang.

Sitting beside her, watching her smile happily for the child, Ruo Ziyan hugged her to her chest and whispered, yes.

"Well, I'll definitely be back!"

"Hmm!"

This sentence is not so much a promise to her as a promise to himself.

They are all too sensible people, and they don't have all the feelings for them, and they all have their own things to do.

That trace of emotion may just be the germination after reason, as long as reason still exists, it will choose to be buried silently.

But when the first rays of the morning pierced the night, she leaned on his shoulder, "Get up, it's too late to get up." ”

"I really don't want to leave. ”

"Then sit down, and tell everyone to wait anyway. ”

"Huang'er has also learned badly. ”

Ruo Ao Ziyan nodded her forehead and smiled, then got up and prepared to go.

"Well, I learned it from you. Mi Huang got up and looked at him and smiled.

The figures of the two of them, one tall and one short, pulled out two extremely long black shadows in the early morning, like two sharp long swords slashing across the entire Jingnan land, splitting into two.