After Jian Yong finished speaking, he looked at Liu Bei.

From Chenggu County to Chang'an. In fact, there are two paths to take.

One is the Meridian Valley, but the Meridian Valley mountain road is difficult to travel, although the distance is closer, it cannot pass through the army.

It's okay to transport grain and grass slowly, but if the army passes, it's very difficult.

The other is the Slope Valley, which is wider and easier for large armies to pass.

This is also the route of Guan Yu's army, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, from Chang'an all the way south to Chenggu County.

It's just that if you go to the slope valley, you need to take a long detour, and the original distance of five or six hundred miles has suddenly become eight or nine hundred miles.

There will also be a few more days in terms of time.

Even if you hurry up, the news of the grain transportation from Chenggu will be transmitted back to Chang'an.

It will also take at least four or five days.

Let Chang'an prepare grain and grass to transport to Chenggu, and it will take at least a month.

If the grain and grass here in Chenggu are not too tight, this method is not bad.

A month later, Liu Bei's side was still able to resume the transportation of grain and grass.

This is not a crisis. As long as the grain and grass can be continuously supplied, Liu Bei is in Hanzhong, and he is not afraid of the soldiers and horses on Liu Zheng's side.

But now the tens of thousands of troops under Guan Yu are all wolf cubs waiting to be fed, and they have to consume a lot of grain and grass every day.

As far as the grain and grass under Guan Yu are concerned, it is already very good to insist on 20 days.

Even if you save money and distribute less grain and grass every day, it is only a 25-day period, and it is too difficult to last for 30 days.

"If you take the Xiegu side to transport grain and grass, the soldiers here in Hanzhong will need to hold on for at least 30 days before they can wait for the first batch of grain and grass transported from Chang'an!"

"30 days is a lot of pressure for us!"

Jian Yong also told Liu Bei about the difficulties he would encounter in this plan.

After listening to this, Liu Bei fell into deep thought.

However, Guan Yu on the side was about to speak.

"In fact, if you insist on 30 days, it may not be impossible, our current grain and grass can still last for 20 days, as long as we distribute less grain and grass, and halve the usual grain and grass for each meal, not to mention insisting on 30 days, it may not be impossible to insist on 40 days!"

Guan Yu's idea was relatively simple, thinking that he only needed to reduce the daily ration distribution to get through this crisis.

However, Liu Bei did shake his head quickly after listening to Guan Yu's words.

"Second brother, this method is not appropriate!"

"Well, why big brother?"

Liu Bei rejected Guan Yu's proposal, which naturally made Guan Yu a little puzzled, and immediately asked Liu Bei.

"Second brother, now the news of the shortage of food and grass in our army is just afraid that it won't be hidden for long."

"If we still reduce the supply of grain and grass at this time, I am afraid that those soldiers will speculate that we are experiencing a grain and grass crisis at this time."

Liu Bei's worries are not unreasonable. The most important thing they should hide now is to hide from their soldiers that they have a food crisis.

Otherwise, once the men and horses under his command know the news of the food shortage.

Not to mention 20 days, even 10 days may not be able to suppress it.

If you want to get through these days smoothly, you have to think of something else.

"My lord, what should we do?"

After several proposals were rejected by Liu Bei one after another, Jian Yong could only ask Liu Bei to see if there was any better solution.

Liu Bei was silent for a moment, frowning as if he had been thinking about how to break the situation in front of him.

Everyone didn't dare to interrupt Liu Bei's thoughts, and there was silence in the big tent at this time.

However, Ma Chao on the side seemed to have thought of something, and immediately opened his mouth to remind Liu Bei at this time.

"My lord, I have a suggestion, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

"Little brother, what advice do you have?"

Liu Bei didn't expect Ma Chao to speak at this time.

He was also curious about what Ma Chao was going to say, so he didn't hesitate and responded directly to Ma Chao.

"My lord, I just heard you say that you want to transport grain and grass from the valley?"

"It will take more than a month, but this matter is very easy to solve."

Ma Chao seems to be confident and is not worried about this matter.

"Oh? Little brother, do you have a way to solve the problem of food and grass for our army? ”

After Liu Bei saw Ma Chao's expression, he had a more curious plan for Ma Chao and continued to ask.

Ma Chao didn't hide it, and immediately replied to Liu Bei.

"My lord, it's actually simple, the road on this side of the valley is wider, suitable for horses to run for a long distance, although the distance is a little farther, but we now have thousands of cavalry, and the war horses here are useless now, so use them to transport grain and grass."

"With my war horse to transport grain and grass, it doesn't take thirty days, it only takes fifteen days, and you can go back and forth from Chang'an to Chenggu, and transport a batch of grain and grass to solve the crisis of our army's grain and grass."

As soon as Ma Chao said this, the use of war horses to transport grain and grass from the valley immediately made Liu Bei excited.

Originally, Liu Bei, Jian Yong and others did not expect this, because the men and horses they sent to Hanzhong this time did not have many cavalry, and the cavalry was mainly under Ma Chao.

Even if they could think of it at first, it was just because the cavalry were all Ma Chao's, and they dared too dare to ask Ma Chao to transport grain.

Originally, they didn't expect this, but now that Ma Chao took the initiative to propose it, things are different.

If you think about it so carefully, this matter is really promising.

From the line of the Slope Valley to Chenggu, in fact, although the road is farther, it is better to walk than the line of the Meridian Valley, which can pass the army, and if the war horses rush, the speed is much faster, and it can consign a batch of grain and grass, only a few back and forth in a short time, but it can indeed relieve the pressure of some grain and grass.

Moreover, the current cavalry is not very numerous, and it is indeed of little effect to Liu Bei and others, and if they are used to transport grain and grass, it can increase the role of these cavalry.

"Okay, Brother Ma Chao, if you can really use your war horse to transport grain and grass, it will really solve one of our most annoying problems, this time if you can really solve the grain and grass crisis, I will give you the first credit!"

Liu Bei heard Ma Chao's words at this time, and immediately became excited, and it was really as Ma Chao said, as long as there are these war horses, then the grain and grass crisis, although it cannot be completely solved, but it is inevitable to be worry-free in a short time.

"General Ma Chao, this time I will leave it to you!"

Jian Yong also heard Ma Chao's words, and with Ma Chao's method at this time, he could immediately alleviate the difficulties in Hanzhong.

"Although the grain and grass crisis has been solved, Liu Zheng in Xicheng is indeed a tricky matter, and he must be solved."