Zu Dabi was a little uneasy, and he said in a muffled voice: "This ...... Zu was only defending the city at that time, and originally thought that the people in the city should have surplus food at home, and if they stayed up for half a month and a month, there should not be much of a big deal. ”

"How can it not happen?" Jiang Quanyi was a little annoyed, "Although we were attacking and defending each other before, you were the main general of the city at that time, and it was your duty to keep one side safe......." ”

Wu Zheng raised his hand to stop, "The matter has come out, complaining and blaming is useless, think about it, is there any way to get food?" ”

Jiang Quanyi glared at Zu Dabi and snorted coldly: "I just recovered this city today, how can I get food...... I had to ask him. ”

Zu Dabi was also a little annoyed, in fact, a day ago, Zu Dabi was still thinking about the Taizhou Wei Hui finally looking at the city and sighing, in his opinion, once the Taizhou Wei retreated, the war subsided, and the collected military rations could be distributed, and the food problem would be solved.

But who would have thought that a fire at the East Gate burned nearly 100,000 stone of stored grain, and if this batch of grain was there, even if it was distributed to hundreds of thousands of people, it would be no problem to last for half a month and a month.

Therefore, Jiang Quanyi's reproach made Zu Dabi also nest in the fire, but he knew that he was a new subordinate general, so he could only lower his posture and return to Wu Zheng's question: "Back to the prince, when he led the Han army to the south with a yellow flag on the order of the regent Dorgon, he promised that at least no less than 100,000 stone of military food would be transported from the canal, but a few days ago, after only 30,000 stone was transported, no grain was delivered. The lowly officials did not understand what was wrong, so they had to collect the food in the city to prepare for the defense of the city...... I don't want the fire at the east gate to break out and the 1......00,000 stone grain reserves to come to naught. ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "These kings are already clear, so there is no need to say more...... What the king wants to ask is, is there any other way to get food? ”

Zu Dabi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Before his humble post, he was only a general of Huai'an, and he had no jurisdiction over the provinces around Huai'an Mansion...... I'm afraid I won't be able to mobilize food from the surrounding areas. ”

Wu Zheng was a little disappointed, "That is to say, there is no way to ......." ”

Jiang Quanyi couldn't hold back a little, "Lord Wang, if the matter of grain and grass can't be solved, then what's the use of guarding this city?" It is equivalent to a Jedi, it is better to gather the dock ships, fight north along the waterway, fight all the way to supply, and fight to feed the war, maybe it is still a ......way out. ”

"Nonsense!" Wu Zheng said angrily, "There is no supply in the back, there is a strong enemy in front, how can I fight...... Be the king of the mountain? Don't forget, this place is already Jiangbei, the enemy has cavalry, and you can surprise our army at any time, you want the soldiers in single clothes to use their flesh and blood to resist the iron armor and the hooves of war horses? Once the ammunition you carry is exhausted, what do you take to kill the Tartars, with saliva? ”

Jiang Quanyi sneered: "Aren't I also in a hurry......?" ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Quanyi suddenly thought of one thing, "Lord Wang, if you don't send troops overnight, after meeting with Wu Songwei, and capture Yancheng, there should be no shortage of grain and grass there." ”

These words made Wu Zheng's heart move, yes, the two armies will meet, it should not be difficult to capture Yancheng, there will be no shortage of food there, and there is a clam port north of Yancheng, which can allow the sailor to transport supplies.

Thinking of this, Wu Zheng was about to speak.

Zu Dabi said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, I think that the advice of Jiang Du's command is inappropriate. ”

Wu Zheng raised his eyebrows, "Oh...... Let's hear it. ”

"There are 80,000 Qing troops in Xuzhou, plus the banner army that went south with Prince Azig of Ying, there should be no less than 90,000 people...... If the prince abandons Huai'an and goes to attack Yancheng, not to mention that Dolgon has also deployed heavy troops to defend Yancheng, even if it can be breached, it will also lose its troops...... Fear of humiliation. ”

Seeing that Wu Zheng's face was a little unkind, Zu Dabi hurriedly stopped talking.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "It's okay, this king just thought of this...... You go on. ”

"Yes." Zu Dabi sighed secretly, "If the prince has the intention of retreating to the south after the war, then it is feasible to abandon Huai'an, join forces with Taizhou Wei and Wu Songwei, storm Yancheng, and then collect food and wealth around Yancheng, and finally evacuate from the sea." But if the prince is aiming at the Northern Expedition, then please forgive me for being disrespectful...... It is unwise to abandon the strategic town of Huai'an. ”

Speaking of this, Zu Dabi carefully glanced at Wu Zheng, and saw that Wu Zheng's face had not changed, and then continued: "Huai'an City tightly chokes the Yellow River and canals, and you can attack Shandong in the north and Fengyang in the west...... At that time, the Qing army of Xuzhou and Fengyang will close to Huai'an, and the original Taixing and Taizhou of the prince will not be guaranteed, so that the land of Jiangbei may be a Yancheng that has not yet been captured....... ”

Wu Zheng nodded heavily, "You're right...... Now that the enemy is advancing eastward, Jiangdu has been lost, Taizhou is in danger, and Taixing and Xinghua will be lost. Abandoning Huai'an at this time is tantamount to handing over these state capitals to others, and it will be difficult for Jiangbei to have a place for the Northern Expeditionary Army. ”

Zu Dabi was relieved to see that Wu Zhengken listened to the persuasion, and said, "Since the reinforcements are already on the way, why not hold on to Huai'an City?" As long as Huai'an is held, the battle situation will evolve from the prince being attacked from the north and south to the cavalry of the Qing army in Taizhou, which is attacked by the prince's northern expeditionary army from the north and south. ”

Wu Zheng nodded again, "Makes sense!" But the crux of the matter is that there is no food...... At least there is no surplus food distributed to the people in the city, so that between the second and third days, the civil unrest will break out, and then Taizhou Wei will not only need to resist the enemy, but also have to quell the chaos...... It's hard to keep. ”

Jiang Quanyi suddenly said, "Why don't we ...... Rob? In the huge city of Huai'an, I didn't believe it, so I saved so much food that was burned! ”

These words made Zu Dabi a little stunned, he looked at Wu Zheng suspiciously, and thought, is this what the prince of Yixing Dynasty should do?

Unexpectedly, Wu Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, it was time for him to survive, and it was better to grab food than to starve to death.

"This is possible!" Wu Zheng's jaw head agreed.

Jiang Quanyi was stunned, he was annoyed in his heart and said casually, how can you really grab food, there is a way that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, not to mention that there is a shortage of food in the city, what to rob?

"That'...... That one...... Lord, there is no food in the city...... Who to rob? "Traitorous ministers, retained ministers, shameless and vicious villains, etc., such words appeared in Jiang Quanyi's mind. Jiang Quanyi regretted it, if he really did this, he would have to recite the name with Wu Zheng, because this was his idea.

But Wu Zheng took it seriously, he asked Zu Dabi solemnly, "How many wealthy families and rich families are there in Huai'an City, and do you store more grain at home on weekdays?" Who are the largest grain merchants in the city...... ”

A series of questions made Jiang Quanyi's eyes, who were originally remorseful, light up.

Dare to love, the prince is using this brain.